January 14, 2016

Mass media ignores conflicts of interest in pro-pharma high blood pressure study

A recent study claims that many more people should be taking “intensive blood pressure-lowering” drugs to reduce their risk of heart attacks and strokes. Published in […]
December 17, 2015

Freedom of speech and the communication of truthful scientific information

In George Orwell’s classic novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, Winston Smith, the main character, defines freedom as being the right to say that two plus two makes four. […]
December 3, 2015

World AIDS Day 2015: Growing Cobwebs And Ignoring Science

Since 1988, December 1st has been designated as World AIDS Day. One of eight annual global public health campaigns marked by the World Health Organization (WHO), […]
November 26, 2015

Holding Human Health to Ransom: Pharma Industry’s Annual Global Sales Forecast to Reach $1.4 Trillion by 2020

With criticism of soaring drug prices continuing to grow, health data firm IMS Health has forecast that the pharmaceutical industry’s annual global sales will increase by […]
November 19, 2015

Study proves chondroitin sulphate better for knee osteoarthritis than multi-billion dollar anti-inflammatory drug

Results presented at a recent annual meeting of the American Academy of Rheumatology show that supplements of chondroitin sulfate, a natural substance that is an important […]
November 13, 2015

Public trust in chemotherapy for cancer collapsing: scientific orthodoxy beginning to wake up to natural approaches

As Dr. Rath has recently pointed out, the international attention being given to Ty Bollinger’s ‘Truth About Cancer’ documentary is a wake-up call to the world’s […]
November 5, 2015

New research shows vitamin D supplements can lower blood pressure and improve exercise performance

A new pilot study from Scotland has shown that taking vitamin D can lower blood pressure and improve exercise performance. Carried out by researchers from Queen […]
October 29, 2015

New study suggests medication errors and adverse drug events are commonplace in surgical operations

A new study measuring the incidence of medication errors and adverse drug events during the perioperative period – immediately before, during or right after a surgical […]